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FZNT24 KNHC 270830
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING AS 
HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN AND WILL EXTEND FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT THEN 
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN OVER THE GULF 
MON NIGHT THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 
TO SW SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT MON NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TUE AND THEN E TO SE 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT THEN 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N 
TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT MON NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE TO E TUE AND THEN E TO SE TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W 
OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE WED.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 
TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY